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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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05-09-2006, 12:32 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Odenton,Maryland
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Should We or Shouldn\'t We
Family magic tour? anyone know anything about it and is it worth the time. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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05-09-2006, 12:33 PM
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But why is the rum gone?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Needville, Texas
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Re: Should We or Shouldn\'t We
I have heard great things about it and I am considering it for our May trip with Allison.
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05-09-2006, 12:35 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
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Re: Should We or Shouldn\'t We
I've also heard good things about it [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
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05-09-2006, 01:51 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 9,564
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Re: Should We or Shouldn\'t We
We did it last Thanksgiving, DH, me, DSis-in-law, DBro-in-law, DNiece (10), and DNephew (8).
WE HAD A BLAST!!! DH and I were so glad to have the opportunity to do this with kids, it was awesome. I hope you do it and have a great time!!
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05-09-2006, 01:54 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Romeoville, IL
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Re: Should We or Shouldn\'t We
We did it a few years back and had a great time! Even though DS was a bit older than the other kids, he had a blast. Hope you get to enjoy it as well.
Liz
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05-09-2006, 01:57 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 35,829
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Re: Should We or Shouldn\'t We
Go for it
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05-09-2006, 02:37 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: the Burbs outside of Philadelphia
Concierge Level: 1
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Re: Should We or Shouldn\'t We
My dd will be almost 12 when we go down in April 2007, do you think she would be too old for the tour? I want to do the Hidden Treasures tour in Epcot's WS but you have to be 16 so dd isn't old enough. I want to do that tour so bad I might book a trip for my dd's 16th birthday.
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05-09-2006, 02:51 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SE Ohio
Posts: 3,246
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Re: Should We or Shouldn\'t We
I am doing it in October. I can't wait! I don't think 12 is too old as long as she is still into the characters and such. It sounds like a nice change to touring MK and a sounds like a lot of fun!
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05-09-2006, 09:06 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Iowa
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Re: Should We or Shouldn\'t We
we had a GREAT time!
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05-09-2006, 10:37 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: St. Marys, PA (Too far from tigger!)
Posts: 982
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Re: Should We or Shouldn\'t We
DO IT!! You'll love it. Just as long as you like acting as silly as the kids you'll have a blast. Myself, DH, DD5 and niece12 did it in January. I thought maybe my niece was too old for it befoe we went, but it was her first trip and she was up for anything. Here's a picture of us at the end of the tour:
Have fun!
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05-09-2006, 10:39 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Odenton,Maryland
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Re: Should We or Shouldn\'t We
Is it a scavanger hunt or just a tour of little know facts?
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05-10-2006, 02:27 AM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LITH, Illinois
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 3,205
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Re: Should We or Shouldn\'t We
The girls and I did this last April. It was really fun, but you need to be able to act silly. I still remember Peter Pan telling me I was the only adult not to lose during Peter Pan says.
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05-10-2006, 01:07 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Arlington Heights, IL
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Re: Should We or Shouldn\'t We
We had a great time and I would highly recommend it to anyone. It is more of a scavenger hunt than a tour of little known facts. But you have to be willing to act silly because there is lots of that in this tour! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] We had kids & adults of all ages in our group and everyone had a great time.
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05-11-2006, 09:55 AM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 82
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Re: Should We or Shouldn\'t We
Do it! We did it in June 2004 and had a great time. My son was 8 and my daughter was 5. My son still talks about holding hands and sitting next to Wendy in Mickey's Philharmagic.
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05-12-2006, 08:41 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Maryland
Posts: 3,451
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Re: Should We or Shouldn\'t We
Sounds like a BLAST! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img]
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img] Go for it!
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